Interesting Facts

He wanted to fight in World War I, but was denied due to his bad eye sight. However, he convinced the military to make him an ambulance driver.

During his life, Hemingway survived exposure to anthrax, malaria, skin cancer, and pneumonia. He lived through diabetes, two plane crashes, a ruptured kidney, hepatitis, a ruptured spleen, a fractured skull, and a crushed vertebra

Ernest killed himself with his favorite shotgun, purchased from Abercrombie & Fitch.

He ran away from home twice

As a young boy, Ernest Hemingway was dressed in girls’ clothing by his mother and referred to as ‘Ernestine’. This was part of an effort by his mother to raise him and his sister as twins